LOUISVILLE, Ky. - If the next five potential opponents of Louisville (Ky.) Trinity were to believe the evaluation of Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller coach John Rodenberg, they probably would lose a bit of confidence.

"We haven't seen a team like that this season; we won't see a team like that in our playoffs."

And Moeller has seen plenty of talent.

The school has beaten nationally ranked Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier and Pickerington (Ohio) Central as well as lost to nationally ranked Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward and Indianapolis (Ind.) Cathedral. And its path through the Ohio Division I playoffs could include as many as four more nationally ranked teams.

If the next five potential opponents of Trinity were to believe the evaluation of Shamrock coach Bob Beatty, well, they would probably would lose a little more confidence.

"We haven't played our best football yet," he said. "Not even close to it."

That's hard to believe.

Louisville Trinity, currently the No. 2 team in the RivalsHigh 100, came off of a bye week and beat Moeller by 35 - its seventh opponent this season to fall by that margin or more.

The team was able to get its starters out of the game before the fourth quarter - and after a sequence starting in the second quarter that saw the 'Rocks defense force eight out of nine drives to end in either a turnover or a three-and-out while its offense scored touchdowns on five out of the next seven drives.

"Our defense came out and played well tonight," Trinity quarterback Travis Wright said. "Offensively, we didn't really get into a groove until the middle of the second quarter so it was on them to keep us going."

Beatty did not think it was as much his offense not performing well so much as it was a compliment to the defense of Moeller.

"When we don't come out and score right away, the first thing we hear is that we didn't start well," he said. "A lot of that has to be attributed to what that team did against us. They did some things we did not expect and it took a bit of adjusting."

The team was forced to punt four times in the first half, the most in any game this season, but it also was able to go in at half leading 21-7.

The advantage was due to the play of the defense and special teams.

Junior defensive back Ryan White scored on an 88-yard punt return in the middle of the second. He also was involved in a tipped interception by Timmy Smith that was returned to the Moeller 10 and later punched in by running back Dayln Dawkins.

Dawkins added another 49-yard touchdowns in the third quarter and finished with 157 yards on 15 carries.

But it was White's return the ignited the team.

"We knew their quarterback was going to punt that ball," he said. "So I was ready for a return and they weren't able to get enough guys down the field. I was able to follow my blockers and make something happen."